At times the work the Perezes are doing may not look or feel like traditional “ministry”—for instance, making a regular delivery of rice, noodles, and cooking oil to a remote village.

Being based in the landlocked city of Wamena means there are times when the stores are completely out of must-have food items for an unknown period of time. It can be frustrating. But that’s when Daniel “gets it.”

“Every single time I fly in a plane full of rice I am blessing these people.”

And when their house helper of five years asks Becky why her marriage and parenting style seem so different, and they end up having a great discussion about how God views marriage, raising kids, and more, that’s when Becky “gets it.”